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Case Reports
. 2012 Sep;8(3):304-9.
doi: 10.1007/s13181-012-0247-x.

Minocycline toxicity: case files of the University of Massachusetts medical toxicology fellowship

Matthew D Zuckerman  1 , Katherine L Boyle, Christopher D Rosenbaum
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Case Reports

Minocycline toxicity: case files of the University of Massachusetts medical toxicology fellowship

Matthew D Zuckerman et al. J Med Toxicol. 2012 Sep.
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Bluish pigmentation in the patient's eyes
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Pigmentation of the face
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Pigmentation of the hands
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Pigmentation of the arms
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Bluish pigmentation of the patient's nail beds
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Differentiating types of blue skin discoloration via PaO2 and oxygen saturation by pulse oximetry
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